Local sports roundup: Delerme's 4 hits pace ESU split vs. Clarion

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Mar 16, 2014 at 12:01 AM

ABERDEEN, Md. — Redshirt senior Nico Delerme continued his torrid hitting pace, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI, as East Stroudsburg University split a non-conference baseball doubleheader with Clarion on Friday at the Ripken Baseball Complex in Maryland.

ABERDEEN, Md. — Redshirt senior Nico Delerme continued his torrid hitting pace, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI, as East Stroudsburg University split a non-conference baseball doubleheader with Clarion on Friday at the Ripken Baseball Complex in Maryland.

ESU (10-3), ranked No. 2 in the Atlantic Region and No. 20 in Division II in this week's NCBWA polls, travels to Flemington, N.J. on Monday for a doubleheader with the University of the Sciences.

Senior outfielder Chris Knott tied a school record with his 14th career triple in game two, matching a mark set by Ryan Hatfield from 2000-03. Knott ranks in ESU's top six in career doubles (34), triples and home runs (14) and is four extra-base hits from tying the career record of 66 held by Kevin Thompson (2005-09).

Delerme was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk in an 11-2 win in the opener, as the Warriors scored six runs (three earned) in the first inning to open a big lead.

ESU had 11 hits with Delerme and sophomore outfielder John Armbrust collecting three each, and senior 1B/DH Mike Tenaglia going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs.

Senior Ryan Lubreski improved to 3-0 on the season and 11-1 in his career, going 5.0 innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits.

In the second game, ESU led 5-1 after two innings but couldn't dent the scoreboard any further off Clarion freshman Kane McCall, who improved to 2-0.

Delerme hit a three-run homer in the first inning for ESU. Clarion scored five runs (two earned) in the fifth inning to go ahead 8-5 and added a final run in the seventh.

— Greg Knowlden

CLEVELAND — Redshirt senior Brendan McKeown, a three-time national qualifier for the Warriors, finished his career at East Stroudsburg University in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships on Friday in Cleveland.

McKeown, a returning All-American with a sixth-place finish last year, went 0-2 with a pair of setbacks to Jacob Begin of Southwest Minnesota State and Joe Pittman of Newberry.

He dropped a 13-2 major decision to Begin, a two-time national qualifier, after leading 2-1 through one period. Begin gained an escape with 45 seconds left in the second period, then had a takedown with seven seconds left for a 4-2 lead. He scored nine back points in the third period.

Pittman prevailed 10-8 in the first consolation round in a bout that was tied 5-5 after one period. Pittman had a reversal and two nearfall points early in the third period to lead 9-6, then McKeown had a reversal to cut it to 9-8 with 1:25 left. Pittman escaped with 42 seconds to go and there was no further scoring.

McKeown finishes the season with a 15-5 record and was ranked No. 5 in Division II entering the NCAA Championships.

He went 74-37 in his career at ESU — 6-3 as a true freshman in 2009-10, 18-17 as a redshirt freshman in 2010-11 (at 184 pounds), 12-8 in 2011-12 and 23-4 last year.

He was ESU's first three-time national qualifier since Jeremy Sluyter went to four straight Division I championships from 1997-00.

— Greg Knowlden

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — East Stroudsburg University junior Travis Toth placed 11th in the weight throw, opening the weekend for four Warriors at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in North Carolina on Friday.

Toth, who ranked eighth on the national list entering the event, hit a mark of 60-5 3/4 on his second of three attempts in the first round, with the top nine advancing to the finals.

Toth had a PR of 63-7 3/4 at the Millrose Games in New York City on February 15, the second-best mark in school history. He won the PSAC championship at 60-10 on March 1 at Bucknell.

Toth competed at the NCAA Championships for the second time, placing 13th in the hammer last spring. He will have three seasons of eligibility remaining (2014 outdoors, 2015 indoors and outdoors) going into this spring.

ESU will have three high jumpers in action on Saturday. Junior Christina O'Connor looks to repeat as an All-American at 2:15 p.m., and sophomores Seth Bailey and William Berry compete at 4:55 p.m.

— Greg Knowlden

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